7:07 PM,
Oct. 11, 2012

Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel (right) has looked nothing like a typical freshman in the first five games of 2012.

Written by

Jason Pugh
jpugh@shreveporttimes.com

As Louisiana Tech's defensive coordinator, Tommy Spangler has his hands full trying to devise a game plan to slow Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel.

Whether Spangler's task is tougher than what Manziel presents to the Aggies offensive linemen is up for debate.

"It's a little different than we were used to, but we've gotten used to it," Texas A&M junior tackle Luke Joeckel said of Manziel's propensity to extend plays with his feet."In practice, Johnny does a great job of getting the ball quickly. However, practices are different than games. Johnny is going to take however long to ...